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. 1981 Mar;13(3):601–602. doi: 10.1128/jcm.13.3.601-602.1981

Production of Hemagglutinating Antigens of La Crosse Virus by Polyethylene Glycol Precipitation

Michael Rabson 1, Barry J Beaty 1, Stephen W Hildreth 1, Robert E Shope 1
PMCID: PMC273838  PMID: 7240391

Abstract

Hemagglutination titers of La Crosse virus antigens prepared in BHK-21 suspension cell cultures were substantially increased by precipitating the antigens with polyethylene glycol.

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